Breaking News: Obama's Grandma Madelyn Dunham passed away..

(My Original Blog Post: http://www.theresabloginmysoup.com/breaking-news-obamas-grandma-madelyn-dunham-passed-away/)

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The Obama campaign has just released a statement that Obama's maternal grandmother Madelyn Dunham who was influential in raising him, has passed away.

Barack Obama visited his grandmother a week ago, as she was severely ill. I'm just glad he got that chance, in his busy schedule to at least say his goodbye.

This is the official statement from the Obama Campaign on behalf of Barack Obama and his sister:

"It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer.  She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility.  She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances.  She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring.  Our debt to her is beyond measure.

"Our family wants to thank all of those who sent flowers, cards, well-wishes, and prayers during this difficult time.  It brought our grandmother and us great comfort.  Our grandmother was a private woman, and we will respect her wish for a small private ceremony to be held at a later date.   In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to any worthy organization in search of a cure for cancer."

This is a sad day, it's sad that she will miss seeing her grandson become President of the United States. I think it's sad that she came this close, but didn't make it to the finish line.  I am greatful for the woman, she raised a wonderful grandson, and her integrity shows through in the way Obama leads.

I wonder though, if this will affect the election at all - what say you?

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Why the Republican party is Anti-American...Election Fraud should be punished w/ Death Penalty.

(My Original Blog Post: http://www.theresabloginmysoup.com/why-the-republican-party-is-anti-americanelection-fraud-should-be-punished-w-death-penalty/)

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Back in the day - like the 1930's there was this thing called a Poll Tax.

The poll tax was instituted by southern states to try and keep poorer black people from voting. The reason being they wanted to control the vote.

Now mistake me if I'm wrong, but isn't America supposed to be the epitomy of a working democracy. You ever hear 'We the people, for the people'?

Shouldn't everyone have a fair chance to cast their choice?

The poll-tax was officially banned a long time ago. But leave it to Republicans to create new poll-taxes. A poll-tax is anything that keeps someone from voting.

Whether it's a flyer stating that Democrats are supposed to vote on Wednesday - Election Day is ALWAYS The First Tuesday in November. There is only one election day for ALL voters be it Republican or Democrat and that is tomorrow.

Cheating to win an election should be condemnable by death. In my opinion it is treason of the greatest kind.

It seems like every election we see the right wing try their hardest to keep people known to vote democrat from voting.

The poorest communities, and best democrat areas have as much as a 6 hour wait to vote - even on early voting days.

6 hours @ $10 per hour is a $60 fee to vote. That is a poll-tax. People should not have long waits. The system is broken, and we need to fix it.

We need to guard our democracy. This is paramount, or one day we will wake up and realize that we live in Nazi Germany, and there will be nothing we can do about it.

This election is not over - if you need to wait 12 hours - you have to vote, this is the most important election of our lives. This is the biggest race. We need Change. We need it now!

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A New Candidate emerges - and Miraculously leading all polls: Kenneth the Page.

(My Original Blog Post: http://www.theresabloginmysoup.com/a-new-candidate-emerges-and-miraculously-leading-all-polls-kenneth-the-page/)

Vote 4 Kenneth the Page - Your Next Commander and Chief!

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Just announcing his Campaign is 30 Rock's own Kenneth the page. If you're undecided, and just don't know who to vote for - Kenneth is your manchild. Kenneth knows how to get things done. err - at least he's NOT Sarah Palin!

Kenneth the Page just announced his campaign today, and already he's leading in many polls. Kenneth promises furry bunnies for every little boy and girl. He also promises to have a free pudding day, where everybody gets free pudding - in lieu of tax cuts.

Vote for Kenneth, or at least Pedro. But for the love of everything holy, don't vote for McCain!

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Apparently David Cook is more popular than John Mccain...so says google trends

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Tonight John Mccain & David Cook were both on Saturday Night Live. (David Cook is a Singer from American Idol - in case ya didn't know - I didn't lol)...

Lookin' for a topic to blog about, I head on over to Google Trends, and what did I find? "David Cook" #1, "Mccain SNL" #2. Which says to me that people care more about American Idol, than they do about who will be the next President. Of course there were two google trends listings for Mccain, the other being "Mccain Saturday Night Live" at #12. Can you add the two together and make Mccain come out ahead?

I dunno, that sounds fishy - like the way Mccain's internal Pollsters called Mccain 'functionally even' with Obama. It just doesn't fly...

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Don't forget to set the clocks back for Daylight Savings Time Tonight!

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This is just a quick reminder for everyone to set the clocks back. Tonight is daylight savings time 2008.

Don't forget to turn back the clock, or ya might wake up an hour earlier than ya wanted to, or be early or late to church.

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